Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to be sworn in as Egypt's president

Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is to be sworn in as Egypt's new president after winning by a landslide in May's elections. Security forces have been deployed at key locations around the capital Cairo in preparation for the ceremony...

Al-Sisi was born in Cairo on 19 November 1954. He attended different courses and a higher military education:

Al-Sisi received his commission as a military officer in 1977 serving in the mechanized infantry, specializing in anti-Tank warfare and Mortar warfare. He became Commander of the Northern Mlitary Region-Alexandria in 2008 and then Director of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance. Al-Sisi was the youngest member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt. On 12 August 2012, Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi took a decision to replace Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the chief-of-staff of the Egyptian armed forces, by Al-Sisi. Al-Sisi also took the post of minister of defense in the Egyptian Cabinet.

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Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is to be sworn in as Egypt's new president after winning by a landslide in May's elections.
Security forces have been deployed at key locations around the capital Cairo in preparation for the ceremony at the Supreme Constitutional Court.
The retired field marshal overthrew President Mohammed Morsi last July.
He has since been locked in a battle with Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which urged a boycott of the elections.
Liberal and secular activists, including the 6 April youth movement which was prominent in the 2011 revolution that ousted long-serving President Hosni Mubarak, also shunned the 26-28 May poll in protest at the curtailing of civil rights.
Mr Sisi, 59, secured 96.9% of the vote and his sole challenger, left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi, received only 3.1%, according to the official results.However, the turnout was less than 50%.
Despite this crowds are expected to flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square to celebrate his victory, the BBC's Orla Guerin in the Egyptian capital reports.
He inherits a nation that is divided and weary, our correspondent says. Experts warn that if cannot deliver in the next year or two he could face a mass revolt, like his predecessors.
In a televised speech after the poll, Mr Sisi said he wanted "freedom" and "social justice", echoing the slogan of the 2011 revolution.
He said it was now "time to work", adding: "Our co-operation in work and construction will lead to prosperity and luxury."
He also faces a wide array of other challenges, including fixing the economy, easing poverty and preventing further political crises.
Mr Sisi has also promised to restore security in a country where attacks by Islamist militants have left hundreds of security personnel dead over the past 11 months.
The militants have stepped up attacks in response to the state's crackdown on Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, in which more than 1,400 people have been killed and 16,000 detained.
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Ex-army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in as Egypt's new president after a landslide win in May elections.
He said his election was "a democratic, peaceful handover of power" that represented "a historic moment and turning point" for the nation.
Security forces were deployed at key locations around the capital Cairo for the ceremony at the Supreme Constitutional Court.

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